Chapter 59// "I want an idiot who can make me laugh"
It was the semi-final of the football season, this was the last year our school team was going to compete. Then next year a new group of teens would take the place, as we would all be going off to college or university or something like that.
Everyone was so hyped for this year's football game but first, this morning was out AP calculus mock exam. I needed this to get into university and I would be lying if said this subject was easy, it was freaking impossible.
Before Elliott had arrived we were getting through the coursework at a rapid pace but when Elliott arrived, he decided to make this year the worst year of our teacher's life and to be perfectly honest I don't know why our teacher has quit his job yet.
So our mock exam was done and it felt like a weight had been lifted off my head and now I can just watch this game in peace.
"You look flipping gorgeous" Elliott states as he swings my hand backward and forward, as I walk beside him. He was in his football uniform and the game would be starting soon.
"Your such a liar Elliott" I roll my eyes at him, I was only wearing my Grayson 17 hoodie and pair of jeans. I'd run out of contact lenses so I was stuck wearing my glasses. I didn't look in any way attractive right now.
Elliott tightens his grip on my hand "Well why else would every guy here be staring at you? Not that I'm happy about that"
"Is Elliott jealous?" I smile, pressing my finger onto his cheek as I make fun of him.
'Elliott Grayson doesn't get jealous" He says confidently.
"You can lie to anyone but me, I can see right through you, but really if your not jealous in the slightest then how about I go and kiss one of them"
"Please don't tell me you're looking for some prince to come and sweep you off your feet" Elliott sighs.
That's who I always said I would marry when I was younger, I would go for nothing less than a prince.
But guess what?
I have something better than a prince.
"I don't want a prince on a white horse, I want an idiot who can make me laugh"
"Well I guess I fit that description"
It was true Elliott was the only guy who could make me laugh so much, it was at the weekend when Elliott was helping me with Calculus and I was sitting on my bed with Vincent and Elliott. I dropped my books onto the bed and let me tell you it was a lot of books.
This had made Vincent jump up in shock, but when he did, his claws came out and he scratched me on the back of my hand. Now I had been scratched many times by my ginger cat and I was used to it.
It was only a small, nip with a little amount of blood, nothing that he hasn't mistakenly done before.
But Elliott, he took it slightly differently and it ended up with Elliott chasing Vincent around the house for laying a paw on me, while I rolled on the bed laughing.
Maybe Elliott did it to have any excuse to get a hold of Vincent. My cat was very manipulative when it came to Elliott, the pair of them hated each other with a passion.
I loved them both equally, along with Elliscent, who had been watching the pair of them from my bed. What a great influence they are for her?
Now you're probably wondering what was going on between Elliott and me. No, we were not dating and no we are not, not dating. We're just in that tiny place in the middle.
No we haven't kissed, though that's all I wanted to do, I just hadn't had the chance yet. Things have been so busy for the past few weeks that Elliott and me haven't even seen each other as often as we usually do.
But I liked it, I loved being around Elliott, there was no awkwardness around us. We could properly be ourselves around each other, Where Elliott would be an absolute goof and I would be super clumsy.
"Can I ask what I going on here ?" Coach asks with his hands on his sides as he looks down disapprovingly at Elliott's hand and mine.
"We're..." Elliott begins, well what were we right now.
"Aren't you supposed to be with Mr. Ryder?"
Well, coach, I guess you have missed a lot.
"We're a thing," Elliott states. Wow, great way to put it. You know a rat is a thing, and so is a baseball bat. Here's an idea how about I hit you with one to make you come to your senses.
"Well I need to update the school website, you Crescent defiantly like the Quarterback's"
"Well she's the Quarterback's girl,him" Elliott says cockily, he pretty much meant that I was his girl.
"Well my boy you better perform well in this game or else you're off being the quarterback. Then your little lady will move on to the next quarterback"
Wow coach really was ruthless, that was one way to motivate Elliott to win. You know some sort of pep talk would usually work but I guess threatening him works too.
In the speakers it was called that the game would start soon.
I try and let go of Elliott's hand but he still holds on to me.
"Don't leave me" He pouts.
"Elliott I'm literally a few centimetres away" I laugh at his attitude.
Elliott pulls me back towards him so I am chest to chest with him.
"Is this close enough for you then?" I ask because I don't think we could be any closer.
"No, I'd rather be in you" He whispers in to my ear and then lets go of me. I can't help but catch that smirk on his face.
I cannot believe he just said that. The metal image, though.
I need Jesus to get me a cool glass of holy water.
I go up the stairs of the metal seats and sit next to Emily.
"Cress why do you look so red?" She asks.
"Did Elliott finally kiss you, did he ask you to be his girlfriend. Oh god did he propose to you. Let's see the ring then"
"No, no and if we ever get married, ill probably in the end be the one who has to propose knowing Elliott"
"Then what?" she ask.
"Oh you know Elliott, being Elliott" I smile at her.
"Now Emmy I think we need to find you your perfect boy" I tell her already matchmaking her with every boy in the school, well nearly every boy.
"No fear, I don't need no man"
"How about Conner?"
She raises an eyebrow at me, humour all over her face.
"Conner is gorgeous, but I think dating Conner is like dating a ghost, you don't really know him"
True true.
"Aiden, then, you two would be so cute"
"Aiden thinks whoopy cushions are funny?"
Ok maybe, I can't se them together, Emily is one of the most serious people I have ever met and Aiden, didn't have a serious bone in his body.
"Carter?"
"Carter is a big-headed dick, who pretend to be a goody goody two shoes. Though he does have one damn good smile"
"How about Winter?" I ask.
She looks at me stunned.
"I'm not in to girls Cress"
Well I had to check.
Suddenly my brother runs on to the field, he was so late
That's when the whistle goes for the game to begin, I wonder where winter was.
At the exact though she comes up to us out of breath, her ginger hair messed up and her lips swollen.
"Sorry guys I got caught up" she breathes heavily.
"Caught up by your brother's lips" Emily smirks, elbowing me.
Winter couldn't even deny it and she sat for the rest of the time in pure embarrassment.
Before it was half time the team was doing equal as good as the opposite team but that want good enough.
Coach seemed to be shaking with anger because our team weren't way ahead of the other, he even snapped a clip on board in half at some point when Elliott didn't score.
How could he if 2 guys jumped him on. Elliott was fast and strong but he was no superhuman.
During the half time, my eyes catch Elliott's as he was already looking at me.
He gives me a dirty smirk, and licks his lower lip. I nearly choke on my spit.
"Why is Elliott looking at you like he's going to have sex with you the second he gets his hands on you" Emily asks me.
"Em I don't know maybe because he want to have sex with her, the boy hasn't had in action in like a year. And it's Elliott we're talking about. He's the biggest fuck boy this school has ever seen. I actually respect him for not doing anything with another girl" Winter says voicing her opinion.
I look back in Elliott's direction and he blows me a kiss, I reach out to catch it and I hear him laugh from the pitch.
"I think my heart just melted" Winter states holding on to her chest.
I look in the corner of the pitch and see some people walking around, at first glance I though they were cleaners or something until one of their faces catches my attention.
One of them was Aaron's men, what were they going to do at a high school football game?
As the game progresses and the team seem to be doing better as they all work in a better formation, though it was slightly worrying that they only won by one point.
But you know what? You win, you win. Throw it in the other teams face.
I run down the metal stairs to go see Elliott who was jumping up on my brother and throwing his fist in the air.
"Fuck yes man" He shouts in the crowd of people.
I wave to him in the distance and when he sees me and gestures for me to go toward him.
And I do begin to start walking in his direction until I hear people shouting
I see the smoke.
People were screaming and shouting and running like crazy, as flames ran across the pitch at an unbelievable pace.
In the distance the person I could see closeted to the flames had brown hair. From what it looked like he was going to get caught in the flames. Everyone on the pitch was trying to save themselves from getting caught in the fire.
The flames weren't immensely huge; it was just running around the pitch so fast.
"DANIEL" I scream. I try and run in to the flames, but Winter and Emily were holding me back. He was so close to he flames.
It was at a point now where I could barley see any of the fire, just lots of smoke.
Teachers were working fast to get everyone out the pitch.
This was definitely planned by some one.
One teacher tries to get me to the front of the school away form any sort of harm, but I shake off her grip. "My brother's in their" I shout, my heart was racing and I felt light headed.
No, nothing could happen to Daniel, my other half, my twin.
It was slightly reassuring when the sprinkles finally go off and the flames die down, but no one could see through the smoke.
I stand their shaking and all I could do was wait. It was all the football team caught in the smoke and oh god if anything happened to Daniel I wouldn't be able to live with myself.
People were beginning to come out the foggy smoke, covered in what looked like dust, but no one was harmed. The sprinklers took care of the fire before we even knew of it.
Yet what I saw was Daniel so close to the flames.
I keep waiting there until it looked like no one was going to leave the fog. There was no sign, of Elliott or Daniel.
"Cress you cant wait here, there's too much smoke" Aiden says trying to get me away, but I shake of his hand.
"NO,I will sit here until they come out"
That's when I see two people in the smoke, I choke out a sob, and Daniel had his arm around Elliott's shoulder a she pulled my brother out the smoke.
He was covered in the ruminants of the fire. I don't think I have ever ran as fast in my life as I did to get to him.
He was coughing really badly but he was okay.
Relief ran through my like a drug, I wrap my arms around him, tightly not wanting to ever let him go.
"Daniel, I though you got caught in the flames"
"Id never leave my twin Cress" H says hugging me back, as he let out a deep chest cough.
"Thank you so much for getting him out" I tell Elliott.
"Well he is my best friend and my one day brother in law. How could I not go into the flames for him?"
Will he never let it go, that we're probably never going to get married? Then I suddenly remember the men I saw.
"Elliott it was Aaron's men, I saw them,," I tell him hurriedly.
"I guessed as much, it was a warning. That's only a small taster of what he can do"
Author note:
This chapter is legit so bad, sorry guys.
You better all be excited for the next chapter...*Winky face*